| Marvel Presents | |
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Marvel Presents #3, February, 1976. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | October 1975 to August 1977 |
| Number of issues | 12 |
Marvel Presents was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. Twelve issues were published from October 1975 to August 1977.
The first two issues featured Ulysses Bloodstone. It is most notable for giving the Guardians of the Galaxy their first regular series, from issues #3 to #12, by Steve Gerber, Roger Stern, and Al Milgrom. Issue #7 depicted the first obvious sex act in a Comics Code-approved book, between Vance Astro and Nikki. It presumably made it past the code because Nikki was outside her physical body and Vance was in the mind of the Topographical Man, a humanoid heavenly body.
| Issue | Date | Title | Writer | Pencils | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oct 1975 | John Warner | Mike Vosburg, Pat Boyette | first appearance of Ulysses Bloodstone | |
| #2 | Dec 1975 | John Warner | Sonny Trinidad | ||
| #3 | Feb 1976 | Just Another Planet Story! | Steve Gerber | Al Milgrom | text piece on the history of Earth-691 |
| #4 | Apr 1976 | Into the Maw of Madness! | Steve Gerber | Al Milgrom | text piece on the history of Earth-691; first appearance of Nikki |
| #5 | Jun 1976 | Planet of the Absurd! | Steve Gerber | Al Milgrom, Howard Chaykin | |
| #6 | Aug 1976 | The Topographical Man | Steve Gerber | Al Milgrom | |
| #7 | Nov 1976 | Embrace the Void! | Steve Gerber | Al Milgrom | |
| #8 | Dec 1976 | Once Upon a Time... the Silver Surfer! | Roger Stern | Al Milgrom | flashback reprinted from Silver Surfer v1 #2 |
| #9 | Feb 1977 | Breaking Up is Death to Do! | Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes | Al Milgrom | |
| #10 | Apr 1977 | Death-Bird Rising! | Roger Stern | Al Milgrom | |
| #11 | Jun 1977 | At War With Arcturus! | Roger Stern | Al Milgrom | |
| #12 | Aug 1977 | The Shipyard of Deep Space! | Roger Stern | Al Milgrom |